Corn shocker attachment for binders



Nov. 22, 1938. M LUDWIG 2 ,137,943

CORN SHOCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Filed Nov. 26, 1937 8 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Mar a) L. Iain 9 Nov. 22, 1938. M. LUDWIG CORN SHOCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 26, 1937 Aiiorneys Nb 22, 1938. L. LQDWIG 2,137,943

CORN SHOCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Filed Nov. 26, 1937 8 Sheets-Sheet 3 pun /I111 y Marvin I.

Nov. 22, 1938. M L; LUDMG 2,137,943

CORN SHOCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Filed Nov. 26, 1937 8 Sheets-Sheet 4 jllfllih Inventor Marvin/l. lzad'wz Afforneus M. L. LUDWIG CdRN SHOCKE R ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Nov. 22, 1938.

Filed Nov. 26, 1937 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor flfaryz'za -Z.

\a. h \N B @Mm Attorneys Nov. 22, 1938. M. L. LUDWIG 2,137,943 I CORN SHOCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Filed Nov. 26, 1937 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 ll/l/l/ll/I T yull nummm Ii'IIIII Inventor flfarvz'rz Ludw? Attorneys M. 1.. LUDWIG 2,137,943

CORN SHOCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Nbv. 22, 1938,

Filed Nov. 26, 1937 8 Sheets-Sheet 7 Inventor B M, wgfimiz Nov. 22, 1938. M. 1.. LUDWIG CORN SHOGKER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Filed Nov. 26, 1957 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 Inventor Afforneus iatenteci Nov. 22, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE CORN SHOCKEI; ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS Marvin'L. Ludwig,Dola, Ohio Application November 26, 1937, Serial No. 176,752

-11 Claims.

fiabls the corn to be easilyv husked, w

means whereby the shock can be .placed in upright i nosition on the ground or can be placed on its side in'a wagon so that it can be hauled to the 'ensilage cutter or to aiplace ofstorage.

Ahother object or the invention is to so construct and arrange the parts that they can be afijustedto make the shock of different numbers of bundles and toactuate the movablepai'ts of the shocker from 'the'binder. V

'This invention also "consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts tobehereinafter fully described,'illustrated in'the accomoariyihg drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In 'd'e's'di'ibihgthe' invention 'in "detail, reference Willbe hadto' the accom anying drawings where-- in like oharacters "denote like or corresponding ii'arts throughout the several "views, "and in which:-- I

Figure lfi's a view looking toward "the "rear offthe invention.

Figure 2fi's "a top'p'lanvie'w thereof.

I Figure? i's a 'top'planviewwith'theturntable or platform'and the upright members removed.

'gure 4is "asection ohthe line 4- 4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure'iii's an elevation of the conveying means for conveying the bundles from the binder'up to the turntableor platform of the shocker.

Figure "7 isa'section on the line of Figi H c "Figure '8 isa section on the line "88 of Figure 2.

Figure 19 is'a'side view of one "of the links shown in Figure 7.

Figure 10 is an "edge view of "said link.

*Figur'e 11 is a detail View partlyin section showinghowthe screw shaft in a tubular up,- i-i'ghtis connected with the lower link of Figure'7.

Figure 12 isa'vi'ew partly in section and partly i'n"e1evation crane-er the'drive shafts for actuating the "pinion of Figure8.

ure 13 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view showing the means actuated from the bundle kick olT of thebinder "for .placing the drive means of the turntable in operativeposition.

Figure 14 is asection on line I4-l4 of Figure '13.

Figure 15 is a view of one of the levers of Figure 13.

dog release Figure 16 is a section on the line IG-IG of lower section of thefipost and showing the slot through which one of the arms passes and the ears betweenwhich said. arm is pivoted.

"Figure '23 is a section. on the line '2323 of Figure 20.

Figure 24 is an edge View of the crossbar which connects "the upper ends of. the linkage shown in Figure '7 together.

Figure'25 is'a top plan View of the upperdisk member for actuating the upper arms of the center .post assembly with apart of the post in section and the arms shown-in dotted lines.

Figure 26 is a top plan view of the central portion of the erossmei'nber shown in'Figure 24 and-showing the latch means engaging'theflange at the top of "the center post.

Figure 27' is a section on the line 21- 21 of Figure28,

"Figure 28 is aview of the-turntable taken'from below.

In these drawings theletterA indicates a horizontally arranged. supporting frame which includesthe rear'trak forming member 'I, the front track'formin'g member 2 and a third trackiorming rnemberf3 spaced in 'front of the memberi and connected therewithby the parts 4. The three track'formingmembers are of substantially channel-shapem cross section with inwardlyextending top flanges andtthey extendtr'ansversely of the direction of travel of the'frameandthey project'fromthele ft hand end of the major portion ofthe frame. The frame issupporte'dby the frcnt and rear wheels 5, the front ones being of castor type so that the shocker can readily follow the binder, to which it is suitably connected at the rear end of the binder, a portion of the binder being shown at B in Figure 2 in dotted lines, the binder including the rotary member I) which operates means for kicking off the bundles of corn at the rear end of the binder in the usual or any well known manner.

A circular platform or turntable 6 of substantially saucer-shape as shown in Figure 2'7 has a centrally arranged circular stud 1 depending therefrom for operating in a bearing member 8 carried by the central part of the frame A, as shown in Figure 3. The flat under portions of the periphery of the turntable engage the rollers 9, one of which is shown in Figure 5 and which are supported in suitable channel-shaped bearings III carried by the frame. An annular rack II, shown in Figures 2'7 and 28 depends from the under portion of the turntable adjacent the said flat part and this rack is engaged by a gear I2 rotatably arranged on a shaft I3, see Figure 4, which is journaled in the front part of the frame and has its front end connected by a universal joint I4 with a shaft I 5 driven from a part of the binder B. The gear I2 is formed with the clutch teeth I6 for engagement by the teeth H on a clutch member I8 which is slidably arranged on the rear end of the shaft I3 and is normally held in inoperative position by a spring I9 which is located between the clutch member and the gear, as shown in Figure 4. An annular sectional flange 2!! depends from the turntable, the flange having its sections spaced apart to provide the openings 20' between the sections, as shown in Figure 28, the openings being arranged a quarter turn from each other. These openings will each receive a portion of the clutch member I8 when the same has been projected by the spring I9 but when the clutch member has been pushed in, by means to be described, and the turntable is turned a section of the flange 20 will hold the clutch member in retracted position with its clutch teeth I! in engagement with the teeth I6 of the gear I 2. As the clutch member is keyed to the shaft as shown at I8 in Figure 4, this will cause the gear I2 to turn with the shaft I3 which results in rotary movement of the turntable.

A vertically arranged circular member 22 is supported by the uprights 23 from the frame A, in slightly spaced relation to the periphery of the turntable.

The means for moving the clutch member I8 into engagement with the gear I2 and out of an opening 20 are shown in details in Figures 13 and 14. Such means includes a channel-shaped supporting member which includes the central part 24, the front part 24 and the rear part 24", the parts 24' and 24" having their ends extending into the ends of the central part and welded or otherwise fastened thereto. A dog carrying channel-shaped member 25 is slidably arranged in the space formed between the inner ends of the parts 24' and 24" and a rack member 26 is slidably arranged in the space formed by the members 25, 24f and 24". This rack member is of inverted channel shape as shown in Figure 14 and has the downwardly and forwardly sloping teeth 21 in its top which are adaptedto be engaged by the holding dog 28 pivoted between the uprights or ears 29 carried by the upper part of the front end of the member 24, this dog acting to preventretrograde movement of the rack member 26 by the spring 30 which hasone end connected with the rear end of the rack member and its other end to a projection 3I at the rear end of the member 24'. A second dog 32 is pivoted between the uprights or cars 33 carried by the member 25, see Figure 14, this dog engaging a tooth of the rack member 26 so that when the member 25 moves forwardly the dog will impart forward movement to the rack member 26. The member 25 is moved forwardly by a cable or link 34 which is connected with the member b of the binding B so that every time this member b operates to discharge a bundle from the binder the member 34 pulls the member 25 forwardly which results in the dog 32 moving the rack member 26 forwardly a distance equal to the distance between a pair of the teeth 21. Then the cable 34 is slackened and a spring 35 returns the member 25 to its neutral position which engages the dog 32 in another tooth 21 while the dog 28 engaging a tooth 21 prevents retrograde movement of the rack member 26. The spring 35 is connected to a bracket 36 fastened to the member 35 and'to a bracket 31 connected to the rear end of the mem-' ber 24". Figure 2 shows the connection of the cable 34 with the member b. Thus every time a bundle of corn is discharged from the binder upon the turntable of the shocker the rack member 26 is moved forward until a certain number of bundles are placed on the turntable when the front end of the member 26 will strike the clutch member I8, see Figure 4, so as to push the member I8 into engagement with the gear I2 which will connect the gear with the shaft I3 so that the turntable is rotated which will cause a segment of the flange 20 to engage the member I8 to hold the clutch member in operated position. The turntable will continue to move'until the next opening 28' in the flange 20 comes opposite the clutch member I8 and then the spring I9 will push the member I8 into the opening and thus disconnect the gear I2 from the shaft I3 and the turntable will come to rest.

' Soon after the turntable starts to rotate a pair of cams 38 on the bottom of the turntable will engage the dogs 28 and 32 so as to release the same from the teeth 21 of the rack member 26 and this will enable the spring 30 to return the rack member to its starting point ready to be again moved forwardly step by step by the bundle discharge means of the binder so that the rack member 26 is automatically returned to its starting point each time the turntable starts to move, which of course, moves another part of the turntable in position for receiving the bundles coming from the binder. As shown in Figure 28 the pairs of cams 38 are arranged ,adjacent the openings 20'.

Means are also provided whereby the dogs 28 and 32 can be released by hand by an operator on the binder pulling upon the cable or connection 40, the rear end of which is connected to an ear 4I on'a dog releasing lever 42 which has a horizontal part extending under the dog 28. The lower end of this lever 42 is connected by a bar 43 to the lower end of a releasing lever 44 which extends under the dog 32. As shown in Figure 4 each releasing lever is pivoted in a bearing 45 attached to the supporting member 24 with an end part depending from the bearing and these end parts are connected together by the bar 43 so that the levers will operate in unison. Thus whenever the operator wishes to release the dogs to permit the member 26 to return to its starting point all he has to do is to pull upon the member 40 which will cause the levers 42 and to raise 7 5 shocks of different number of bundles.

"' is. connected with. the member. 416 and passes through a slot 48 inthe-memberzfil" and a rod-49- hassoneend connected withthe member 41 and its 0111161GBG-iSJOGBJtBdIa-U a. point. on the; binder where it canbe: manipulated by the; operator so that he.

can adjust. the member 46; to. stop the-rearmovement of the member 26 at any desired point so that itwill beginits. forward movement. from. any desired tooth 2]. For instance, if eight bundles are; to be plaeiedoneachquarter of. the turntable :the; StOIlw 46. would be in its rearmost position so that the member 26 can. move rearwardly to a. point. which will enable the: dog32 to engage eight. teeth. 21. on the member 26. which. will result in eight bundles being. placed: on: each quarter-of. the. platform before the; platform or. turntable is moved..- If a less. number of bundles are to. be placedon each quarter of the turntable then the stop member 461 is moved forwardly so as to limit the rear; movement; of they member 26 and then th81td0g$32i will. only engage a. certain. number of teethso that. the; member 26:.will: push the clutch member i8 into. engagementlwith thedog 1 12 when a. less; number of bundles is. placed on the plat.- form. Thisenables the operator to makethe As'shown irrFigurezB. the supporting member composed of theaparts; 2.4,. 2.4.. and: 2.4" is supported on portions ofjthe frame A.

Asmall platform 50 receives thebundles from the; binder and conveying means-move the bundles across-this small platform and deposits them on theturntable. Theconveying means comprises a vertical frame t, see Figures 2 and 6 supported on: one. end: of the platform 50; the vertically arranged; rollers 52 carried by the frame and over which a belt 53. passes-the belt carrying-thehorn zontalrarmsr 54 for pushing-the bundles across the platform. 50. andover'a top. portion of the member 22;. upon the turntable. Oneof the rollers: 52 has attached thereto a, pinion 55 which: islocated urfderthe: small; platform 50 and thispinio'n is engaged by apinion 56 on a stub shaft journaled in. a bearing. 51 attached to the underside of the platform} 50., the shaft having a beveledgear 58 at its lower end for engagement with a beveled gear- 59 on. the shaft l3, see Figure 3. Thus the shaft l.3}will:rotate-the conveying meansfor pushing the bundles from the binder over the platform 50 upon the turntable. The platform 50 is also dot-med with the legs. filliwhich carry the wheels 6.1; at; their: lower; ends; sai'd wheels operating in the: trackmembers 2' and 3 l Wheel carriages 62 operate in thetraok members l: and; 2 and each carriage hasattached to one. end a tubular post or upright BB which slopesupwardly and. toward the left hand end-of the shoclserwhen. viewed from the rear. A brace'upright Glrises from each carriage and is fastened tolanl upper-portion 0t each post or upright 63 as shown: inFigure- 1. Each carriage is, of course, equipped with. the wheels 6.5.. A hook'member 66, see. Ei'guredis. carried by the small; platform. 51]. to engage the front. upright assembly 6.3 and 64-. so that thepla-tform Bil-and the partsv carried there- "what will: move? along, the. track: members; 2:. and; 3.-

with. said. posts or upright. assembly. This. hook.

member. will hold the platform 50; firmly in posi-- tionwith. the beveled gear 58- meshing with the gear 59 when the. parts are in neutral or retracted. position.

A worm or screw-threaded shaft 6;! is rotatably arranged in each of the track. members l1 and 2. and passes through a threaded bore in each car riage B2.. Onthe-right hand end; of each shaft:

6T as viewed from the rear of the shocker is a beveled gear 68, each of which. is:adapted to engage with either one of a pair ofbeveled gears 69 connected together and slidably arranged on a.-

shaft 'lll-journaled at the right hand end of the frame as shown at II. This. shaft. is driven from the-main shaft l3- by the chain and sprockets.

placed in mesh with the gears 68. so as to drivethe" shafts 6.1 in one direction or the. other so as to' move the carriages 62-? in either direction along the track members I and 2 and,. as before stated, during this movement the small platform 50 withthe conveying means. thereon will be moved with the upright or. post assembliesffiii' and. 64.

A flexible shaft is slidably arranged in theupper. portion of each upright or post. 63, see- Figure 7, and is composed of a plurality of flat links 16., the lower :link having sliding movement in. the post 63. which is: of non-circular shape in cross section to prevent turning movement of the links therein. The links, are pivotally connected together as shown at. H and each link has one end-reduced 3,5581 18 to fit: between the ears 19 of the next link, the pivot pin passing through these parts 18- and T9i'as. shown. Interengaging shouldersSU and 8| are formed on the ends of the links in such a. manner" that the links can assume a position where they will all be in alignment when they enter the post. 63 but when they extend from the post: they will assume a curved position as shown in Figure '7. The flexible shaft 15 composed of i the links: can be projected from the post 63 ormoved into the same through means of a screw shaft 82 rigidly connected at its upper end to the lower end of the lowermost link,.as shown at 83 in Figurev 11 and said shaft passes through a'nut member 84: supported in an intermediate part. of each post 63 by the members 85, see'Figure 8, and a gear 86 is: formed on this member and is engaged by a pinion 81' on a shaft 88 journaled in apart 819 fastened to the post 63, the pinion passing through a slot 90 formed in the post to engage the gear 86. A universal joint 9| connects the shaft 88 with a telescoping shaft 92; shown as composedof the three telescopic sections 92" in Figure 12. This arrangement permits the shaft 92 to be extended and contracted as will be understood. The lower endiof each shaft 92: is connected by a universal joint 93 with the shaft of a beveled gear 9'4, see Figure 1, which is supported at the right hand corner of the frame. A, see Figure 2; and each beveled gear 9.4 is adapted to engage with either one of: a. pairzof connected gears 95 keyed for slid:-

ingi movement; ontheyshaftz 10.. These twofpairs the levers 91 which move the gears 95 as the rod 96 is manipulated. Thus the operator on the binder can raise and lower the flexible shafts I5 by manipulating the rod 96 or permit the parts to remain in a position to which they have been adjusted.

. A cross bar 08 has spindles 99 at its ends, see Figure 24, which are rotatably arranged in the eyes I in the top links I6 of the link arrangements I5. The central portion of this cross member is enlarged and has a centrally arranged opening IOI therein for receiving the upper end of the upper section I02 of a telescopic central post I03, the lower section of which is shown at I04. This central post is detailed in Figures 20 to 22. The upper end of the upper section I02 of the post is provided with a flange I which is small enough to pass through the opening IOI of the cross member 98 but said flange is normally held to the cross member by the pair of latch levers I06 pivoted to the cross member as .shown at I0'I, with a spring I08 for holding the arcuate parts of the levers'in engagement with the upper section of the post and under the flange I05, as shown in Figure 26. These levers can be moved to releasing position by the cables I09 passing around the pulleys I I0, carried by the cross member 98 and connected with the ends of the levers, the cables leading to a suitable point where they can be readily reached and manipulated by an operator.

As will be seen by pulling upon the cable the levers will be rocked on their pivots against the action of the spring I08 to move the levers to releasing position so that the central post I03 can be released from the cross member 98 by permitting the flanged upper end of the upper section of the post to pass through the opening IOI of the cross member 98;

The lower section I 04 of the post is provided with an enlarged upper end II I which provides an annular shoulder II2 which is adapted to be engaged by a flange II3 on the lower end of the upper section I02 for preventing the two sections from being pulled apart. The lower end of the lower section is formed with a non-circular bore H4 in its lower end for receiving a non-circular lug II5 extending upwardly from the center of the turntable 6, see Figure 27, so as to cause the post I03 to rotate with the turntable when the lower end of the post is in engagement with the lug II5. provided with the upper and lower sets of longitudinally extending grooves H6 in its outer circumference. A slot III is formed in the lower section at the upper end of each groove and an internal pair of ears H8 is placed at opposite sides of the slot as shown in Figure 22. An arm H9 is pivoted between said ears and passes through. the slot and will occupy a groove when in loweredposition. Each arm has a bent part I extending inwardly from the pivotal point and a ball I2I is connected with the terminal of said bent part. The balls fit between a pair of disks or plates I22, there being a pair of plates for the balls of the lower set of arms and another pair for the balls of the upper set, the plates of each pair being connected together in spaced relation by the posts I23, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 25, and the two pairs of plates are connected together by the post I24 which has its Iends connected with thelower plate'of the upper The lower section I04 of the post is pair and the top plate of the lower pair as shown in Figure 21. Thus the two pairs of plates will move in unison and when the plates are inraised position the arms will be in a vertical position occupying the grooves II6 but when the plates are in lowered position they will cause the arms II! to swing outwardly and upwardly into substantially horizontal position. In order to hold the plates in lowered position with the arms extended a latch I25 is pivoted to the top plate, as shown in Figure 25, and has a part passing through a guiding bracket I26 and is adapted to engage a keeper I2'I attached to the inner circumference of the post section I04, the top plates each having a slot I28 therein for preventing the keeper from interfering with the movement of the plates. A spring I29 acts to. hold the latch in engagement with the keeper and a stop I 30 on the top plate limits outward swinging movement of the latch. A cable I3I is connected with the latch and passes through a guide I32 on the top plate and passes upwardly through'the upper post section I02 to any suitable point with the outer end of the cable having a ring I33 attached thereto. Thus by pulling upon this cable the latch will be released from the keeper so that the plates can be moved upwardly to swing the arms Il9 downwardly into the grooves II6.

A spider I34 is located in the enlarged upper end III of the lower section I04 of the post and a svn'vel I35 is connected to the center of the spider and a cable I36 is connected with the swivel. This cable passes through an eye in the guide member I31 extending upwardly from the cross member 98 and through an eye formed in the outer end of a spring arm I38 extending sub-' stantially horizontally from the member 98, see Figure 1, and then the cable extends downwardly to a drum I39 rotatably arranged on the shaft I0 carried by the frame A. Clutch means shown generally at I 40 connects the drum with the shaft when in operative position to cause the drum to rotate with the shaft to wind the cable I36 upon the drum. Such clutch means is controlled from the binder by means of a rod I4I leading from. the binder and connected to a lever I42 pivoted to the frame A and engaging the movable part of the clutch means. A brake I 43 is provided for the drum and this brake is controlled from the binder through means of a rod I44 and the bell-crank I45 which is pivoted to the frame A and is connected with the brake band. Thus when the cable is wound on the' drum and the clutch means are disengaged the brake will prevent the cable from' unwinding from the drum.

A post I46 is carried by the small platform 50,

see Figure 2, and one or more spring arms I41 are attached to the post to help guide the bundles as they move across the platform and to prevent the bundles from being pushed'or from falling off the right hand end of the platform. A post I48 rises from the frame A at the right hand front corner thereof and carries one or' in a compact arrangement and without interferingw'ith the movement of the shock from off the turntable. v r 2 As before stated the shocker may be attached to'the rear part ofthe binder in any suitable manner *sothat'the shocker will trail thebinder and the various rods and cables can extend to any suitable point on the binder and can be conhected to any suitable means for enabling the operator to manipulate them and the shaft I5 can be rotated from any suitablemoving part of the binder. The movement of the turntable is fast enough to prevent such movement from interfering with the depositing of the bundles from the binder upon the turntable.

i'Ihe bundles discharged from the binder by the meansoperated by the member b of the binder aredeposited upon the small platform 50 and are movedover the platform and drop over the an nular member 22 upon the platform 6 by the fingers54 of the conveying means which includes thebelt 53 driven from the shaft I3 which in turn is driven from the binder through means of the shaft I5. The saucer-shape of the turntable or platform 6 tends to cause the bundles to move toward the center of the turntable, but due to the arms II9 of the center post, the bundles are confined toa quarter area of the turntable, that is, four sets of the arms I I9 are used, as shown in the drawings. It will be understood, however, that asmany of these arms II9 can be used as desired or necessary. The spring arm or arms I49 willact to hold the bundles against the arms II'9 which extends forwardly with respect to the position of the shocker but the spring arm or arms I49 will move outwardly as the bundles press against the same. The annular member 22 acts to hold the butts of the bundles 0n the turntable. Each time a bundle is discharged from the binder the rack member 26 is moved forwardly one step and then when the number'ofbundles for which the stop 46 has been adjusted for, has been placed on said quarter of the turntable the front end of the member 26 will engage the clutchmember I8 so as to cause the same to connect the gear I2 moves to-a position where an opening of the flange 20 comes opposite the clutch memberI8 the spring I9 will project the :clutch member into i the opening and thus disconnect the gear I2 from the shaft I3 and movement of the turnable will stop, the clutch'member I8 acting as a brake or stop forthe movement of the turntable. As before explained by adjusting the stop member 46 i any required number of bundles can be placed on each section dithe turntable and Whenever desired the operator cari release the dogs 28 and 32 to permit the member 26 to return to its starting point'by manipulating the cable 40.

0 After the turntable has received the predetermined number ofbundles a rope or binder is passed around the shock between'the upper and lower sets of arms II9. Then the rod 96 is manipulatedto cause some of the gears 95 to mesh with the gears94' of the telescopic shafts 92 t0 rotate the nut members 84 in the sloping posts 63 which will move the screw shafts 82 upwardly asuificient distance to partly project the upper links 16 of the linkage 15. This will cause the cross member 96 to raise the center post I03 with the shockthereon a sufficient distance to raise the bottom of the shockabove the annular member 22. Then the rod 96 is manipulated to disengage the gears 94 from the gears 95. Then the rod His -manipulated to engage the gears 68 with some of the gears 69 which will cause the screw-shafts 61 to move the carriages 62 to the left in Figure 2 so that the sloping posts 63 and their braces 64 will move to the left hand end of the tracks I and 2 and, of course, carrying with them the cross member 98, the center post I03 and the shock. Then the rod I3 is manipulated to release the gears 68 from the gears 69 and then the gears 94 are again meshed with some of the gears 95 by manipulation of the rod 96 so as to cause the telescopic shaftsSZ to again rotate the nut members 84 to cause the screw shafts 82 to project the linkage I5 which will move the member 98 to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2 and thus place the shock beyond the left hand end of the track members I, 2 and 3. Then the cable I3I is pulled upon to release the latch I and when this is done the weight of the shock on the arms I I9 will swing'said arms downwardly, thus raising the plates or disks I22 and the shock will slide down the center post and rest upon the ground. Then the rod MI is manipulated to engage the clutch I torotate the drum which causes the cable I36 to move the lower post section I44 into the upper post section I02 and pulls the lower section out of the shock. Thus the shock will be deposited upon the ground out of the way of the shocker as theshocker moves forwardly. Then the parts are returned to the original position to receive the bundles for another shock. The spring arm I36 for the cable I36 simply actstohold the cable out of the way of the shock as it is being formed andwhen the drum is rotated to wind the cable thereonthis arm I38 will swing downwardly, due to its resiliency. 5

When the shock is to be placed on a wagon the wagon is drawn up alongside the left hand side of the shocker so that as the shock is moved outwardly it will strike the body of the wagon and thus be tilted to lie sidewise on the wagon, during this action the cross member 98 will simply partly rotate in the eyes I00 of the linkage I5. Then in order to pull the center post from the shock the cables I09 are pulled to release the levers I06 from the flange I05 of the upper post section I02 and then the center post can be pulled from the shock through the opening IOI.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims. 7

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, means for supporting bundles on different parts of the turntable, means for moving the turntablefrom the binder, said means including clutch meansmeans formoving the clutch means into operative position to partly turn the turntable after a certain number of bundles have been placed on a part of the turntable, means for automatically releasing the clutch means when the turntable has moved to a certain point to bring another part of the turntable to bundle receiving position and means for lifting the shock bodily from the turntable and depositing it to one side of the frame.

2. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, means for supporting bundles on different parts of the turntable, means controlled by the bundles discharge means of the binder for moving the turntable a partial turn, after a certain number of bundles have been placed on a part of the turntable to bring another part of the turntable into bundle receiving position, means for automatically stopping the turntable after it has completed such partial turning means and means for lifting the shock bodily from the turntable and depositing it to one side of the frame.

3. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, means for supporting bundles on different parts of the turntable, means controlled by the bundles discharge means on the binder for moving the turntable a partial turn, after a certain number of bundles have been placed on part of the turntable to bring another part of the turntable into bundle receiving position, means for automatically stopping the turntable after it has completed such partial turning, means for lifting the shock bodily from the turntable and depositing it to one, side of the frame, and means for regulating the number of bundles placed on said parts of the turntable.

. 4. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, means for supporting the bundles on different parts of the turntable, a drive shaft, a gear rotatably arranged thereon, a rack of annular form on the turntable engaged by the gear, a clutch member on the shaft for connecting the gear with the shaft, spring means for normally holding the clutch in inoperative position, a segmental member for holding the clutch member in operative position and the segments of said member being spaced apart to. provide openings into which the spring projects the clutch member when such openings come opposite the clutch member, a member movably supported by the frame, means for moving said member into engagement with the clutch member to move the clutch member into operative position when a certain number of bundles has been deposited on .a part of the turntable, whereby the turntable will be given a partial turning movement by the shaft, automatic means for returning the sliding member to its starting point, when the turntable begins to move and means for removing the shock from the turntable.

5. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, means for supporting the bundles on different parts of the turntable, a drive shaft, a gear rotatably arranged on the shaft, an annular rack on the turntable engaged by the gear, a clutch member on the shaft for connecting the shaft with the gear, spring means for normally holding the clutch member in disengaged position, a segmental flange on the turntable, the segments on which are spaced apart and act to hold the clutch member in engaged position, the spring projecting the clutch member into the openings between the segments when such openings come opposite the clutch member to stop further movement of the turntable, a guide member supported by the frame, a member slidably arranged in the guide member, means actuated by the bundle discharge means of the binder for moving the slide member step by step each time a bundle is discharged from the binder, said slide member engaging the clutch member, after a certain number of bundles have been deposited from the binder onto the turntable, to engage the clutch member with the gear to start movement of the turntable, means for returning the slide member to the starting point after the turntable begins to rotate, an adjustable stop for limiting retrograde movement of the slide member for regulating the number of bundles deposited on each part of the turntable and means for removing the shock from the turntable.

6. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, means for supporting the bundles on different parts of the turntable, a shaft driven from a part of the binder, a gear rotatably mounted on the shaft, an annular rack on the turntable engaging the gear, a clutch member for connecting the gear with the shaft, spring means for normally holding the clutch member disengaged, means carried by the turntable for holding the clutch engaged while the table makes a partial revolution, after which the means permits the spring to disengage the clutch, a guide carried by the frame, a rack bar slidably arranged in the guide, a dog carrying member slidably arranged in the guide and having a dog thereon for engaging the rack bar, means actuated by the discharge means of the binder for moving the dog carrying member each time a bundle is discharged from the binder by engagement of the dog with the rack teeth, spring means for moving the dog carrying member to its starting point, a holding dog for the rack bar, cam means on the turntable for releasing the dogs after the table starts to move, means for returning the rack bar to its starting point, and means for removing the shock from the turntable.

7. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, means for supporting the bundles on dif ferent parts of the turntable, a shaft driven from a part of the binder, a gear rotatably mounted on the shaft, an annular rack on the turntable engaging the gear, a clutch member for connecting the gear with the shaft, spring means for normally holding the clutch member disengaged, means carried by the turntable for holding the clutch engaged while the table makes a partial revolution, after which the means permits the spring to disengage the clutch, a guide carried by the frame, a rack bar slidably arranged in the guide, a dog carrying member slidably arranged in the guide and having a dog thereon for engaging the rack bar, means actuated by the discharge means of the binder for moving the dog carrying member each time a bundle is discharged from the binder by engagement of the dog with the rack teeth, spring means for moving the dog carrying member to its starting point, a 75v holding dog for the rack bar, cam means on the turntable for releasing the dogs after the table starts to move, means for returning the rack bar to its starting point, means for removing the shock from the turntable, manually operated means for releasing the dogs, an adjustable stop in the guide forming the starting point for the rack bar and means for adjusting the stop from the binder to regulate the amount of bundles deposited on each part of the platform.

8. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, a member surrounding the turntable for holding the butts of the bundles on the turntable, a telescopic post having its lower end removably connected with the center of the turntable and said post rotating with the turntable, arms pivoted to the post, means for normally holding the arms radiating from the post to support bundles on different parts of the turntable, automatic means, controlled by the discharge of the bundles from the binder upon the turntable, for imparting a partial turning movement to the turntable after a certain amount of bundles has been placed on the turntable and between two groups of arms on the post, an upright frame movably supported on the first-mentioned frame, means for detachably connecting the upper end of the post to said frame, means for raising the post to cause the bottom of the shock to clear the member which surrounds the turntable, means for moving the upright frame toward one side of the mainframe to move the shock off the turntable, manually operated means for releasing the arm holding means to permit the shock to slide down the post and means for raising the lower section of the telescopic post into the upper section to remove the post from the shock.

9. A shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame, wheels for supporting the same, means for attaching the frame to the binder, a turntable on the frame, conveying means for conveying the bundles from the binder onto the turntable, means for holding the butts of the bundles on the turntable, a shaft driven from the binder, means actuated from the bundle discharge means of the binder for giving the turntable a partial revolution from the shaft, each time a certain number of bundles has been placed on the turntable, means for regulating the number of bundles placed on each part of the turntable, an upright frame slidably arranged on the wheel supported frame, a cross member at the upper end of said upright frame, a rotary shaft supportedby the wheel supported frame, means for driving the same from the first-mentioned shaft, means controlled from the binder for moving the upright frame on the wheel supported frame from the second-mentioned shaft, a telescopic post detachably connected with the cross member, means for removably connecting the lower end of the post to the turntable to cause the post to turn with the turntable, radiating arms carried by the lower section of the telescopic post, said section having grooves therein for receiving the arms when the same are in lowered position, means for pivotally connecting the arms to the said section, means in said section for normally holding the arms in horizontal position, manually operated means for releasing the holding means to permit the arms to move downwardly into the grooves, a cable connected with the lower section of the post, a drum on the second shaft to which the cable is connected, clutch means controlled from the binder connecting the drum with the second shaft to wind the cable on the drum to move the lower section of the post into the upper section of the post, when the arms are occupying the grooves, brake means for the drum, means for controlling the same from the binder, means for extending the upper portions of the upright frame to raise the cross member and the post and means controlled from the binder for actuating the last-mentioned means from the second shaft.

10. In a shocker attachment for a binder comprising a frame for attachment to the binder, a turntable on the frame receiving bundles from the binder, an upright frame slidably arranged on the first-mentioned frame and including posts of tubular construction sloping upwardly toward one side of the first frame, a flexible shaft in each post composed of a plurality of links having shoulders thereon for holding the flexible shaft in an upwardly and outwardly bowed position when the flexible shaft is projected from the tubular post, a cross member having its ends pivoted in the outer ends of the flexible shafts, a center post having its upper end detachably and rotatably supported from the cross member, means for removably connecting the post with the center of the turntable to cause the post to revolve with the table, said post being formed of upper and lower telescopic sections, radiating arms pivoted to the lower section, means in the lower section for holding the arms in either a horizontal position or in a depending vertical position, means for locking said holding means in a position with the arms extending horizontally, manually operated means for releasing the last-mentioned means, a driven shaft, manually controlled means for moving the sliding frame from said shaft, manually controlled means for projecting and retracting the flexible shafts from the said driven shaft, a cable connected with the lower section of the center post, a drum on the driven shaft to which the cable is connected, manually controlled clutch means for connecting the drum with the shaft and manually controlled brake means for the drum.

11. In a shocker attachment for a binder comprising a supporting frame, a shock supporting member on the frame, means for conveying the bundles from the binder onto said member, an upright frame slidably arranged on the supporting frame and movable toward and away from one side thereof, power means for moving said upright frame, telescopic members at the upper end of the upright frame, a cross member carried by said telescopic members, power means for projecting and retracting the telescopic members, means for connecting the cross member with the shock, means for releasing the shock from said member and spring arms for holding the bundles in a shock.

MARVIN L. LUDWIG. 

